In a house in Hangzhou City, Zhou Lao Er walked in with a wooden tray with a delicate purple sand teapot and several tea cups on it.

Zhou Lao Er went straight to the table and gently put the tray on the table.

Glancing at the gentleman sitting by the window reading a book, he said in a deep voice, "Our people have sent news back." The execution was completed at the gate of the city, and more than 30 people were killed. ”

After saying this, Zhou Lao Er was a little silent, and then said a little lonely for a while: "None of the people who went last night came back, not a single one." ”

Raising his head and glancing at Zhou Laoer, Mr. smiled and said softly, "Are you still blaming me for this matter?" They should have thought about today's result before they embarked on this road, whether it is them, or you and me, it is likely that they will end up in this fate, or even worse than this fate. They're just a step ahead, and maybe we'll catch up soon. ”

Zhou Lao Er was silent, and after a while, he said stiffly: "We all know that we may die, but we don't want to die so worthless." I'm afraid that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has already understood your thoughts, so what should I do next? ”

Sighing softly, Mr. said indifferently: "I really didn't expect that our Royal Highness the Crown Prince is really courageous, and he doesn't care too much about his reputation, or he doesn't care about everything. Neither fame nor life seemed to matter much to him. To be honest, I don't know what he thinks, it stands to reason that he is the one who is most afraid of chaos in Zhejiang. But unexpectedly, he really did it. ”

Then Mr. raised his head and looked at Zhou Laoer, and said with a little excitement in his tone: "Since our Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not afraid, then there is no need for us to be afraid." There is indeed nothing to do in the city of Hangzhou, so let's pass the order! Put the news outside and let the whole of Zhejiang know about this time. Then we are ready to get up, let's start from Zhejiang, kill the prince, and then march into Nanjing. ”

"Tell those people that they have no way out, rebellion is death, and if they don't rebel, they will die anyway, they can only fight. In addition, send a message to the Hangzhou Wei commander, and let him do it first when the time comes, so that our people can start assembling in Hangzhou. ”

Zhou Lao Er nodded, and then said, "I'll arrange it right away." ”

"Jin Shanwei, let your brother go there himself. Be sure to persuade Li Zhong of Jinzhouwei to send someone to Hangzhou. We are going to fight a big battle in Hangzhou, and when the time comes, we will join forces with the outside and break Hangzhou and kill the prince! ”

"Yes, sir. I'll go right away. Zhou Lao Er nodded, then turned around and walked outside.

It's just that Zhou Lao Er just walked a few steps before he was stopped by Mr. again.

The gentleman said coldly: "Throw a few officials out appropriately and see what our Royal Highness the Crown Prince will do." If the same is a killing, then things will be much easier. ”

"I see." Zhou Lao Er agreed again, then turned around and walked outside.

On the edge of the West Lake, Zhu Houzhao's residence.

At this time, Zhu Houzhao was practicing his sword, his speed was not very fast, and his strength was not very great. It could be seen that he was just practicing his sword leisurely.

After Zhu Houzhao put away the sword, Liu Jin hurriedly walked up quickly,

handed the warm towel in his hand to Zhu Houzhao.

After Zhu Houzhao finished wiping, Liu Jin spoke: "His Royal Highness the Prince, Zhang He is here." ”

Zhu Houzhao nodded, then handed the towel in his hand to Liu Jin, and then said, "Let him come in!" ”

Soon Zhang He walked in from the outside. After seeing Zhu Houzhao, he hurriedly bowed and saluted, and said respectfully: "Minister Zhang He, see His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

"Excuse me." Zhu Houzhao waved his hand and said, then asked, "Is there something wrong with you coming here?" ”

"Back to His Royal Highness the Prince, the minister came here today because he wanted to tell the prince something."

"Let's talk about it." Zhu Houzhao said expressionlessly.

"Yes, His Royal Highness the Prince." Zhang He agreed, and then said, "The minister wants to send someone to other guards. These people are actually making trouble in Yangzhou, there must be someone who supports him, at least they have nothing to fear. ”

"There is no problem here in Hangzhou, but the minister is worried that someone from other places will send troops to Hangzhou. If that's the case, things will get very troublesome, and then they will be able to do it from the inside out. ”

"There are two guards here in Hangzhou, Hangzhou Qianwei and Hangzhou Defender. There are also Taizhou Wei and Ningbo Wei, which belong to Jinshanwei in Nanzhili. Once there is any change in these places, it will cause great trouble to Hangzhou.

Therefore, the minister wants to send some people over, at least when they react, we can also be aware of it. ”

Looking at Zhang He, Zhu Youxiao smiled first, and then said: "Yes, yes, it's a little interesting, but I'm starting to look like a general, or more like a commander, I know how to consider things from the overall situation." That's progress. ”

"But there's someone doing it, so you don't have to worry about it. If there's news, they'll send it back. "Zhu Houzhao said that someone did it, and he naturally referred to Yang Lian's people.

These people are better at doing these things than anyone else. So Zhu Houzhao handed over the matter to them.

The movement must be very large, and it is impossible not to alarm the place or other people. Originally, Zhu Houzhao thought that if he said so, Zhang He would give up.

But he didn't expect Zhang He to be unmoved, and continued to speak: "Back to His Royal Highness the Prince, the ministers don't believe them. They may have a knack for information, but they don't know how to lead a fight. They can't give them what they want. ”

Looking at Zhang He, who was resolute, Zhu Houzhao nodded, and then said with a smile: "Since you have decided, then go." ”

"Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Zhang He hurriedly bowed down and said.

Looking at the back of Zhang He leaving, Zhu Houzhao shook his head.

He could understand Zhang He's thoughts, Zhang He just cared too much about and cared about himself, His Royal Highness the Prince, so he would think about being fully prepared.

In Zhang He's opinion, if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has something wrong in Hangzhou City, or if there is something missing, then Black Dragon Wei will die and will not be able to atone for his sins.

Therefore, Zhang He will not let go of the possibility of failure, and wants to do everything himself. However, this is not a big deal, and the scouts of the Black Dragon Guard are indeed relatively professional.

At this time, I went to the avant-garde yamen in Hangzhou.

Liao Zhongzheng, the commander of the Hangzhou Guard, was sitting on a chair, his face was very ugly.

Just now, his subordinates have sent the news over, and the people on the other side of Hangzhou City have indeed cut off their heads, beheaded all over the door, and the corpse has been hung on the city gate. This even includes Chen Laosan of Qiwei Zhai.

In Hangzhou City, who doesn't know this Chen Laosan?

Or in the whole of Zhejiang, people with heads and faces know Chen Laosan. Chen Laosan is a person from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and since he came to Hangzhou, he has been showing off his might, and it can be said that he has a high status, and he is among the top few in Hangzhou City.

But now such a person is not only beheaded, but also beheaded all over the house, in such a situation, how can Liao Zhong not be afraid?

You must know that this is not something that has nothing to do with him Liao Zhong, what he has done over the years, Liao Zhong's heart is clear.

is different from those civil officials, who change every three years, but he has been in Hangzhou for more than ten years, and this is a hereditary position in their family.

In such a situation, if he doesn't do it, he will be beheaded all over the house.

Just when Liao Zhong was a little at a loss, his own soldiers walked in from outside, and after seeing Liao Zhong, he bowed down and said, "My lord, the second master is here." ”

Liao Zhongyi frowned, and said with some impatience: "What is he doing at this time?" ”

The so-called second master is actually Liao Zhong's younger brother Liao Yuan.

The two are siblings of the same mother, and Liao Zhong inherited the official position in the family; Liao Yuan also tried to study, and he was talented, and he took the exam, but it was impossible to go further, and he took the exam 4 times in a row, but he didn't pass the exam.

In Liao Yuan's own words, it was three years and three years, three years and three years, but he still didn't get in.

Under such circumstances, Liao Yuan naturally would not continue to take the exam, so he went home and ran the family business with peace of mind. Over the years, he has given Liao Yuan a lot of convenience, and most of the land he has embezzled has been brought to his own house, and Liao Yuan has also done collusion with Chen Laosan.

What's more, many things in the family are managed by Liao Yuan, and there may be many things that he doesn't know.

At a time like this, Liao Yuan actually came up.

Liao Zhong originally didn't want to see Liao Yuan, but now Liao Yuan actually took the risk to come to find him, it must not be a trivial matter, and he can't think of it, otherwise it will be a big trouble to delay the matter.

So Liao Zhong opened his mouth and said, "Hurry up and let him in." ”

It didn't take long for Liao Yuan to walk in from outside.

After seeing Liao Zhong, Liao Yuan said in a somewhat impatient tone: "Big brother, something is wrong!" ”

Glancing at his younger brother, Liao Zhong said angrily: "I also know that something is wrong." So many heads were cut off at the gates of the city today, and so many people were arrested in the city. Not only did something happen, but something big happened. ”

"I'm telling you, right now, right here. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has already sent someone over. Last night, there were still people who wanted to assassinate His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and now the whole of Hangzhou is in chaos. So if it's not a matter of life and death, you don't come here to me in the future. ”

"Big brother, it's a matter of life and death!" Liao Yuan hurriedly spoke.

Glancing at his younger brother, Liao Zhong asked with a calm face, "Don't tell me that those people at the city gate have anything to do with you?" ”

After saying this, Liao Zhong stared at Liao Yuan tightly, and added: "Now that the matter is over, you'd better be honest with me." ”

"Big brother, it's all at this time, how could I lie to you?"

Liao Yuan hurriedly spoke: "We really have nothing to do with the city gate. But today someone came to the door, and it was the gentleman's man. It was his man who came, and he asked me to come to Big Brother. ”

"What are they going to do?" Liao Zhong asked with a glare.

In fact, Liao Zhong didn't know who this gentleman was or what his origin was.

This gentleman is a relatively mysterious existence in Hangzhou City, but everyone in Hangzhou City knows that this is a person with hands and eyes. Some difficult things can be solved well in his hands.

"We don't have anything to do with him, do we?" Liao Zhong asked again.

"How can it not matter?" Liao Yuan said with a wry smile: "Don't talk about Zhejiang, the whole thing in Hangzhou has his shadow." Hangzhou, or the whole of Zhejiang, got the grain from him. ”

"All the tuntian we encroached on was used to raise silkworms and weave cloth, and some of them were given to Chen Laosan of Qiwei Zhai, but that was not much, after all, Qiwei Zhai did not ask for a lot of goods every year; A large part of the rest was given to Mr. It can be said that nearly sixty or seventy percent of the woven cloth in Zhejiang was taken away by him. ”

"And that's not all. The most important thing is that all the grain in Zhejiang in recent years has been brought by Mr. At the beginning, many people said that he got it from the granary of Nanjing, but not many people believed it. But the current situation seems to be true, after all, the matter on the side of the household department in Nanjing is not small, probably because of this incident. ”

"All the mulberry seedlings planted in Zhejiang have the shadow of Mr. The original embezzlement of Tuntian was actually done by him and Chen Laosan. Together, they colluded with the government of Zhejiang, and colluded with the local generals in Zhejiang, all of which they did. ”

Liao Zhong looked at his younger brother Liao Yuan in disbelief.

"Why haven't you told me these things before?" Liao Zhong asked angrily.

"Big brother, you're not at home on weekdays, and everyone is doing these things, so no one cares. Besides, we just embezzled some fields, so we didn't take it seriously. Liao Yuan said with a wry smile.

At this time, Liao Zhong's face was full of seriousness, raised his head and said to his younger brother: "Are you sure that they did the Nanjing incident?" ”

"Yes, big brother, they did it. The people who came today have already admitted it. Liao Yuan said helplessly: "They also told me that they were also responsible for the assassination of the prince last night." ”

After hearing this. Liao Zhong stood up with a bang.

He was aware of the seriousness of the matter, but he didn't expect it to be so serious.

Looking at his younger brother, Liao Zhong asked in a somewhat cold voice, "Do you know where those people are?" ”

"Big brother, you want to arrest him?" Liao Yuan asked with some surprise.

"Of course I'm going to catch him. Not only will I arrest him, but I will also escort him before the prince. As long as we do that, we will be able to make meritorious deeds, and the things we have done before will not count as anything. Liao Zhong said with some excitement on his face: "Maybe there will be a blessing in disguise." ”

"Big brother, I can't find them." Liao Yuan said helplessly: "Since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince arrived in Hangzhou two days ago, these people have disappeared. ”

"Originally, I thought they had run away, but who would have thought that they were still hiding in Hangzhou City, they were too bold." Liao Yuan said with a wry smile: "Big brother, you don't have to look at me like that. I have sent for someone to follow the man who came to me. But it didn't work, and it was dumped. ”

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